English noun: bole | |||
1. | bole (substance) a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dirt, pigment, soil | ||
2. | bole (plant) the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | ||
Synonyms | tree trunk, trunk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stalk, stem | ||
Part holonym | bark | ||
Part meronym | tree | ||
3. | Bole (communication) a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa | ||
Synonyms | Bolanci | ||
Broader (hypernym) | West Chadic | ||